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“I’m not on the anti-Bisping bandwagon. I never have been. I think he’s good. I hear a lot of negative things said about him, but I think most of it comes from frustration of maybe his personality or something like that. I think if you’re real objective and you look at his skill set and...

Straight From FOX: “Well, this is it! The biggest fight of my life, offered to me on 10 days notice: a No. 1 contender’s fight for the UFC middleweight title. Me against Chael Sonnen, who is one of the best-known fighters in the sport, live on FOX next Saturday night, Jan. 28. A huge fight,...

With Munoz injured and Bisping taking the call to face Chael Sonnen on short notice, Demian Maia, who was originally scheduled to face “The Count” on the same evening was left without an opponent. Upon hearing the news Maia stated, “Unfortunately my fight versus Bisping is not gonna happen. I am very sad cause it...

An undisclosed injury has forced Mark Munoz out of his co-main event title-eliminator bout against Chael Sonnen scheduled for the UFC’s second appearance on FOX TV. In his place comes Michael Bisping. The winner of the newly minted Bisping vs. Sonnen main event will fight Anderson Silva for his middleweight title. In the main event,...

The UFC’s first event to air on the FX network is set for this Friday, but international audiences have been left wondering how they can pick up the fight night card. Have no fear the UFC has taken care of you. If you are outside the North American territory and in need of your UFC...

It appears as if UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones will have to wait until April for his return to action. Originally wanting to take some time off after a rough 2011 schedule, the champ came out this month stating his desires to return to action as soon as possible. UFC officials are willing to grant...

[box_light] “It’s real simple. I want the title. I want to be champion. I don’t want it just because I want a belt, I want to be the best. I want to look in the mirror and know I’m the best in the world. If I can’t beat Mark Munoz, then I’m not. Munoz and...

An 11-fight lineup is set for the UFC’s debut on the Fox affiliate station of FX. Out of those 11-fights, four will air on FX and the remaining seven will air on sister network FUEL TV. UFC on FX 1 is set to take place from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on January 20....

UFC officials have released this Saturday’s UFC 142 full fight card lineup and broadcasting options. The night’s action is spread across pay-per-view, FX and facebook.com. UFC 142 is set to go down on Jan. 14 from Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. In the main event is a featherweight title fight between Jose Aldo and Chad...

[box_light]”We’re working on it now. We’re going to obviously see what happens in this Rashad fight at the end of the month. The next fight on FOX, Rashad is fighting (Phil) Davis, so we’ll see what happens there. If Rashad wins, if Rashad comes out injury free, we’ll get the Jon ‘Bones’ Jones vs. Rashad...

“The funny thing you should say about Jon Jones and him saying he wants some time off, he called up four days ago and said ‘okay, let’s go I’m done with vacation.’ He said he wanted to take all this time off and then they were calling me four days ago saying he wants to...

A featherweight rematch has just been added to the UFC”s second card scheduled for the FX network. Mackens Semerzier and Robbie Peralta have agreed to rematch after their first bout resulted in a no-contest. It was Peralta who received the victory over Semerzier in their original matchup in the UFC on FOX 1 preliminary card...

The injury bug strikes again. This time it’s the popular guillotine savant, Cody McKenzie who has been forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury from his Jan 28. Fight on FOX with Michael Johnson. In his place comes Shane Roller. UFC on FOX 2 is set to go down from Chicago’s United Center on...

They say the third time in is the charm and let’s hope in this case it is. UFC officials have now booked Dustin Poirier’s third UFC 143 opponent after his previous two bookings were forced to withdraw with injuries. After his original opponent Erik Koch and replacement opponent, Ricardo Lamas both withdrew with injuries the...

UFC officials have put together a light-heavyweight bout between Anthony Perosh and Nick Penner scheduled for UFC on FX 2 in March. UFC on FX 2 is set to feature a main event welterweight bout between Martin Kampmann and Thiago Alves. The Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia will play host to the fight card on...

An era is over, but it went out with a bang. The UFC 141 Preliminary card special on SPIKETV which aired live last Friday marked the last live UFC program to air on the cable network. With the New Year, comes the new FOX deal and the UFC now moves to a host of new...

International expansion efforts by the UFC have landed their first event at the Ericsson Global Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The first fight announced on the card, reported by Heavy.com, will have American fighter, DaMarques Johnson, versus England’s new UFC inductee, John Maguire. The Stockholm, Sweden event will be one of four international venues the UFC...

A bantamweight bout has been added to the main card of the UFC’s first ever live event on Fox affiliate station, FX. UFC on FX 1 is set to take place from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on January 20. A lightweight bout between Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller will serve as the evening’s...

A middleweight contest between Kyle Noke and Jared Hamman is expected to go down in the UFC’s return trip to March set for Australia. Noke announced the news, but UFC officials have yet to confirm the bout. UFC on FX 2 is set to feature a main event welterweight bout between Martin Kampmann and Thiago...

“It’s going to be really, really good for the fans. Because he’s a striker (and) I’m a striker, it’s going to be a stand-up battle. … He’s pretty good at using his kicks, his knees, his punches. But I believe so much in my boxing.” UFC heavyweight champion, Junior Dos Santos, tells USA Today that...

It’s a New Year, and with this New Year comes a new relationship between the UFC and Fox Affiliates. To launch this new relationship the UFC and FUEL TV have a 24 hour UFC marathon being played on the cable station today. The UFC will air the following eight-hour block three times, starting at 12...

The sport of Mixed Martial Arts is well on its way to mainstream acceptance. With that kind of notoriety comes a culture, a culture influenced by the sport, its athletes and all the personalities that support it. With so many random items kicking off here and there throughout each week, I find that now there...

Featherweights Mike Brown and Ricardo Lamas have been forced to withdraw from their upcoming fights due to undisclosed injuries. The UFC made the announcement earlier today via their Twitter account. Brown was scheduled to meet Vagner Rocha this January at UFC on FX 1, while Lamas was slated to face Dustin Poirer at UFC 143...

A welterweight bout has been added to the UFC’s second scheduled show on Fox affiliate station, FX. T.J. Waldburger and Jake Hecht have agreed to face each other in the UFC’s return trip to Australia. Hecht confirmed the bout this morning via his official twitter account. UFC on FX 2 is set to feature a...

Earlier this week we reported here at BJPENN.COM that the UFC on FOX 2 bout between Eddie Wineland and Johnny Bedford had been scratched due to a Wineland injury that has left him unable to compete. The UFC matchmaking department went to work and found a suitable replacement in the form of UFC newcomer Mitch...

This past week the UFC and Fuel TV aired the latest installment of the UFC’s countdown series, “Countdown to UFC 141” and it drew in a meager 15,000 viewers with a 0.03 household rating in the male 18-49 demographic and an all-time low of 0.0 rating in men 18-34. Interestingly enough, the UFC put out...

The never ending list of injured fighters has grown yet again, this time attacking the UFC’s return to FOX TV in January. Paul Sass, who was originally scheduled to face Evan Dunham, has been forced off the card due to an undisclosed injury presumably suffered while training and Eddie Wineland is out of his fight...

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